With all the monthly check-ups during pregnancy, we become highly aware of our nutrient levels. I remember being surprised how low my iron levels were. My gynecologist would advice me to get an infusion of iron (which I didn’t) and prescribe me prenatal supplements for iron that cause constipation to say the least. ⠀ ⠀ A lot of women walk around with low iron levels, which varies throughout the month, because let’s face it, we have periods. Also, having too much iron in the body creates a breeding ground for infections. Which explains why the levels of pregnant women often decrease to keep both the unborn baby and the mother protected from infections. ⠀ ⠀ What is relevant though is how do you feel? Are you feeling tired all the time or suffer from headaches? Two women with the exact same “low” iron levels could be having two different experiences. One might not be tired at all, the other all the time. That’s why getting in touch with your body and giving it what it needs is the best way to deal with any symptom, no matter what your levels are.⠀ ⠀ Having mainly a plant-based diet with wholesome, fresh and a variety of green leaves, grains, seeds and dried fruits are the best way to go. Nature has your back 🙌🏽. As one sole element, as in supplements for iron, is never to be found alone in nature or in food, as other vitamins and minerals are needed for a healthy balance and an efficient absorption. ⠀ ⠀ Cover your iron with something that may seem small but is oh so beneficial for our health: (stinging) nettle seeds. In German: Brennnesselsamen 🍃. Add it to your daily smoothie, as an extra ingredient in your food or infuse it in your tea. It’s packed with plant-based iron! 💪🏽🌱⠀ ⠀ Where do you get your iron from? Do share 👇🏾✍🏽⠀ ⠀ ⠀#medicinalplants#plantsarepower#naturehasyourback#medicinalplantoftheweek#iron#minerals#nutrients#vitamins#nutrition#nutritionaltip#pregnancy#anemia#mamatobe#expectantmothers#momtobe#prenatalnutrition#pregnancytips#pregnancyissues#nettle#stintingnettle#brennessel#brennesselsamen#ernährungfürschwangere#letfoodbeyourmedicine#plantbased#pflanzlich#holistichealthcoach#healthcoach#ernährungsberater#ganzheitlich

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Slow cooker bolognese... The kids and I have a busy day doing christmas activities so I need dinner ready for us tonight... I will write the recipe for you this evening... Packed full of veggies and super easy🤗

So we've talked about doing it in the morning, in the afternoon and now we'll talk about doing it in the evening! All natural and FREE ways to regain some energy. “Dance Party!” This one is enjoyable, and it’s designed to give you that oomph to make it through the night after a long day’s work. Ready? Think of your favorite song or of any kind of music that makes you want to get up and boogie.

Once you have the song, play it! You can play it through your headphones or blaring through the speakers in the car or house and boogie like crazy to your favorite song. The trick here is to really give yourself permission to LET GO. You know the old adage, “Dance like nobody’s watching?” Do it and feel the RUSH of energy surge through your body. If you're my husband, he doesn't need any music and will just start singing a song or make one up! Take a look at his latest video. I'm energized just watching him!! Back to you. In no time you will be happily stacking the dishes in the dishwasher with renewed vigor or reading your kids a bedtime story for the millionth time as though it were your first.

Don’t let the stress of Christmas effect your health this holiday season, remember it’s only 1 day of the year! Slow down, breathe and be PRESENT with your loved ones; spend quality time, wrap them in a hug and tell them how much you love them instead of stressing over buying gifts. On a physiological level our body doesn’t know the difference between being stressed from Christmas shopping and running away from a lion!. .

One is life threatening, the other is not but they can both trigger the body to shut off digestion and increased cortisol levels can lead to fat accumulation especially around the midsection. .

To de-stress the body and move it into maximum nutritional metabolism:- - Take a deep breath in slowly for a count of 5 seconds - Hold in for 5 seconds and breathe out slowly for 7 seconds - Repeat x 10 or as many times as you wish until you start to feel relaxed. .

This 5-5-7 breath is a great tool you can use anytime, anywhere. .

To find out more on how I can help you to reduce stress follow link in my bio to book your Breakthrough Session 👆 .

As a health coach the one thing I really believe in is the fact that we are all different. One of the biggest things I see for professionals is that fad diets are ruining their lives. They work for an average of a week and sometimes less. I want you to look and feel amazing forever….. Take a look at the link my bio to learn more!

ℂ𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕦𝕝𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘: have you ever been to see someone about your health and just felt as though you haven't really been heard? I've been told by multiple clients that they can't believe how much depth we've covered in just one session. I mean, we go from talking about health conditions (of course), to your digestion, family history, daily life, diet and all the way to pulse reading and tongue diagnosis. Yep, I'll look at your tongue and it will act as a map revealing elements of your current health status, the organs involved, and your Doshas. ⠀ ⠀ Why so much detail, girl? Because you're SO unique. There's no single remedy, treatment, prescription for all. No silver bullets here. Therefore we need to paint as clear a picture of you as possible to match the colours of your current status to our herbal repertoire.⠀ ⠀ “The most important thing is all human relationships is conversation, but people don’t talk anymore, they don’t sit down to talk and listen. They go to the theatre, the cinema, watch television, listen to the radio, read books, but they almost never talk. If we want to change the world, we have to go back to a time when warriors would gather around the fire and tell stories.” - #PaulCoelho.⠀ ⠀ If you're wanting to start the new year with your first Modern Ayurvedic consultation, be sure to email hello@modernayurvedic.com.au to secure an appointment for January 2019. We have a new clinic space that we're pretty chuffed about!⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ♡ 𝕄.𝔸.⠀ ⠀ 📸 @marjilang, our favourite.⠀

In The Spotlight today is Samantha Francis. Samantha has a fascinating insight into energy healing and focusing on the feelings within your body to keep healthy, recognising that the body is a reflection of the mind. Samantha went from being unable to walk without pain and being told her symptoms would only get worse, to running a 5k and exercising on a daily basis. Samantha says since discovering energy healing, her body is stronger and more connected. Wow!

Anyone else already sick of “Festive Food”? Try this for a little change on an evening... Spinach Cod Gratin. Soooo easy to make. This is for 2 people. A bed of fresh spinach... I’d fill half the baking dish. Top with 100ml of 1/2 veg stock cube and 50g cream cheese (low fat if you want).... add your cod fillets, squeeze a bit of lemon over the cod and add some panko breadcrumbs and grated cheese (if you want)... drizzle with olive oil and grind some black pepper over the top. Add to the oven for 15mins at 200 degrees or until golden on top and voila!

Add just veg or some sweet potato if you want to bulk it out... so easy to do and just light enough that it can’t be classed as festive food! Before and after pics added for demonstration! I do this dish easily once every 2 weeks. Potentially a good one on Christmas Eve, right before the day of indulging!

"There is no list of rules. There is one rule. The rule is: there are no rules. Happiness comes from living as you need to, as you want to. As your inner voice tells you to. Happiness comes from being who you actually are instead of who you think you are supposed to be. Being traditional is not traditional anymore. It’s funny that we still think of it that way. Normalize your lives, people. You don’t want a baby? Don’t have one. I don’t want to get married? I won’t. You want to live alone? Enjoy it. You want to love someone? Love someone. Don’t apologize. Don’t explain. Don’t ever feel less than. When you feel the need to apologize or explain who you are, it means the voice in your head is telling you the wrong story. Wipe the slate clean. And rewrite it. No fairy tales. Be your own narrator. And go for a happy ending. One foot in front of the other. You will make it."

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30 weeks! Currently have a weird obsession with brushing my teeth. I just love the feeling and the taste of the @redsealnz toothpaste 😂😂. Tell me what weird things happened to you so I feel less crazy?

Most people are shocked at what I spend on food, supplements and fitness. And the time I spend on cooking.. food prep... dishes... sleeping!! And yet I used to spend the same if not more on alcohol, pills, partying, shopping, therapy!

Why is making health a priority so abnormal? When I have cured my clinical depression naturally? Why am I weird? I know I am extreme.. And you seriously do NOT need to be as extreme as me to benefit! But isn't your one body, one life kinda worth it? I want to get the very best out of life. And this starts with health doesn't it?

We all know someone who has suffered or is suffering from serious illness. The medication, the doctors, the surgery, the expense... That kinda lifestyle seems weird to me...? Why are expensive medical bills more normal than my weekly food shopping spend?

But the core of the issue, in my humble opinion, is we are just not taught how to nourish our bodies at school. It's actually not our fault. My nutrition education up until 6 years ago was from advertisements & food labels. You know the cleverly designed marketing to get us to buy their product..? No wonder we are all confused!! . My first live training in my new private Facebook group is on the diet I recommend to support you to balance your emotions, handle stress better, reduce anxiety & control cravings. Not quite as extreme as my diet.. but if you adopt even a few of my food habits it will make a difference 👍🏻 Link in bio to join now!! Can't wait to see you in there 😘

💜We can learn so much from mother nature, the ocean or element of water in particular. . . 💜There will be days where we go with the flow, the water flows easily. However, there are times where life seems to be hard on us. It feels like being in a storm. The waves are high and crashing the shoreline. . . 💜Instead of taking a back seat, observe and see what happens, see the great wave as power within yourself and jump on it. Catch this wave, rise up high, and find yourself going through the changes you wanted for so long in your life. This is your time to make it work, to direct and assert your will to achieve what you want. . . 💜Decide now what exactly it is you want. If you can dream it, you can live it. Make things happen now. . .

What is the Minimum effective dose? How many people do you see who think more is Always the answer to their problems? More exercise More calorie restriction More weight More volume More time More, more, more

A good principle to understand is the minimum effective dose! The MED is about simply finding the minimum effective dose that will Produce a desired outcome, and anything beyond that dose is wasteful. Wasteful of time, effort and resources. This concept is key for those looking to achieve health and wellbeing results.

Good morning IG just checking in with our Herbalife group and replying to DMs on this beautiful Wednesday morning. Have a fantastic day! 😊

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#TheFull360 is back for 2019! To celebrate there is an extra 10% off the earlybird for Christmas! Use code: CHRISTMAS when booking 💃🏻💕

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There are 5 different languages of love❣️ And we each have a dominant one.

By learning which one you speak (and finding out your partner's) you can hugely change your relationship for the better. Even if you're not in a relationship you can use this tool to learn to communicate more effectively with your kids, work colleagues or friends.

Let's take a look at the 5 languages in more detail!

1. Words of affirmation - using words to show your appreciation and to verbally tell your partner how amazing they are.

2. Gifts - these don't have to be big, they are tokens of love that show the other that they have been thought of, you might get them their favourite magazine or chocolate bar (Montezuma's 100% please)😂🍫 . 3. Acts of service - doing tasks and chores for your partner like organising the bills, ✈️🎟️ booking plane tickets, taking out the rubbish or cooking. . 👫🚜4. Quality time - undivided attention together away from screens and distractions, this could be taking a walk in the park or visiting a local farmers market.

Before Will and I found out ours he used to buy me little pastries when he was out (because we often give how we like to recieve) but... I don't like pastries😂 🥐💝 Now he picks me up bags of kale 🌿 and knows that physical touch 👣(foot massages) are the way to my heart!

If you speak Chinese and I speak Spanish we are never going to truely hear eachother and meet eachothers needs. Learning what the other needs to feel appreciated, valued, cared for and respected is so much easier than guessing.

Dwi pada sirasana requires flexibility and balance and is part of the intermediate series of Ashtanga yoga. This picture was taken by me. 🙋 It's easy to put yourself in the picture using the self-timer on your phone but when it comes to yoga poses its definitely not the same. 🙈 It took 25-30 pictures to get the right shot. Also the palazzo I'm wearing make my thighs look super fat🤣

Approximately 100 million people in the United States suffer from constipation and these people spend approximately, $700 million yearly on constipation-relief products. Why? Gut dysfunction leads to toxicity. Have you put any fiber-rich foods on your plate TODAY? Like Split Peas.....these babies are chocked full of fiber a whopping 16.3 grams per cup. You easily can add them to stir-fry, soup, curry, or you even add them to your next hummus recipe. Plus, they are super cheap, less than a buck per pound. Keep your coins and get ya health!!#EatYourVeggies#VeggiesAreBae

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BEING SICK IS NOT YOUR DESTINY. TIME TO #LEVELUP!! Back in the day I used to eat cereal for breakfast, now I eat #salad. Seems strange to some, but my body, my health matters why too much. Salads are a great way to get more #vegetables in your diet. Never say you don’t have time for xyz. That excuse really means YOU are not important. Don’t think of healthy eating as a chore. Think of it as the best medicine you’ll ever take and one that has only pleasant side effects. BE A STRONGER, HEALTHIER YOU!! #VeggiesAreBae

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“What do you do?” I really hate this question, but I hear it at every single event I attend. When I tell people I’m a holistic chef and certified holistic health coach I usually get odd looks or blank stares. Then I say: ‘I teach people how to take control of their health issues, so they don’t die.’ Double gulp. 😬 The best way to stay healthy is to be informed, so you can make smart choices about what you’re eating and what you’re feeding your family. Not only does food have the ability to do damage, but it also has the ability to support our body in its natural healing processes. That’s why I get up early to go to farmer’s markets to help Becky say bye to #lupus. I rap about #veggies so Juan thinks they’re cool and decides to eat them everyday. And I spend hours in the kitchen creating Omega-3 rich #veggie brownies, because Angelina hates everything, but her brain is starving for nutrients. I AM a chef, teacher, coach, podcaster and edutainer, that’s what I do!! #BlackGirlMagic

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This #HomeGrownHoney loves some greens. Do y’all? They make awesome burrito wraps and they are the perfect side dish to my mama’s black eye peas. ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ Collard greens and kale are the two most nutrient-rich foods in the leafy green category. They belong in the cruciferous and brassica family, along with cabbage, broccoli, and bok choy. #veganChef ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ Collard greens are excellent sources of antioxidants; phytochemicals; chlorophyll; vitamins A, C, and K; manganese; folate; calcium; zinc; and a number of other nutrients. Numerous scientific studies have revealed that the phytonutrients found in the brassica veggies help prevent #cancer. #veggiesarebae